A+ for effort!


I love the lessons I can learn from kids.

This guy was working on the skill of buttoning his own white shirt.  As you can see, he hadn't quite mastered it yet...  but that didn't stop him from feeling really proud of his efforts!

Every time he pushed through the frustration and got another button done, he considered it a pretty major success!

What if we all did that?  What if, instead of thinking "I yelled at my kids twice today, I'm the worst!" we decided to think "I didn't yell at my kids 19 times today when I could have!  Good job me!"

Wouldn't that feel so much better?  Wouldn't being the mom be so much more fun if we felt successful at it?  Did you know it's an option to feel successful right now?

I think we subconsciously believe that we need to beat ourselves up so that we will do better next time.  What if that is backwards?

We would never tell this cute little guy "You're the worst.  Yes you got some of those buttons done, but they're all wrong."  That's the exact opposite of helpful or motivating.  Obviously. 

Then why do we believe that we should talk to ourselves that way?  That is exactly the opposite of helpful!

Today, I give you permission to celebrate every "button" that you get done.  Don't wait until it's perfect to be proud of yourself.  Give yourself an A+ for effort and enjoy the feeling of success right now!


Christi

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